We have to acknowledge the annual issue of the two
companion volnmee,—Good Words, edited by Donald Macleod, D.D.; and the Sunday Magazine, edited by the Rev. Benjamin Waugh. (Iabialer and Co.)—One of the serial stories which have been appearing throughout the year, Mr. W. E. Norris's "Major and Minor," hue been already reviewed in the Spectator. Mr. David Christie Murray's "Old Blazer's Hero" hoe also received already our cordial appreciation ; and Mr. W. Weetall's name is a sufficient guarantee for "Her Two Millions." Did the volume contain nothing else than these three novels, it would be a bargain at the price. Of course, it containe a vast variety of other good reading. Mr. Underwood's " Recollections of American Authors " (Whittier, Longfellow, 0. W. Holmes, T. R. Lowell, Hawthorne, and Emerson), and Dr. W. C. Smith's sketch of "Robertson of Irvine," three papers by Mr. J. G. Wood on " Some Phases of Animal Life," and two by Sir William Thomson on "The Sun's Heat" may be mentioned. Charles Reade's "Bible Characters" show him in en aspect which will be new to moat readers. The first paper is a very pointed little essay on the marvellous distinctness of the characters of Scripture. But what would Dean Burgon say to the remark that the author of " Samuel " "forgets what he had said a few pages before, and spoils more than one good incident by trans- position ?" The subject is taken op from another point of view in the next chapter, and then we have two essays on "Nehemiah and " Nehemiah's Work." Under the heading of " Sunday Readings" we have a variety of papers from the Bishop of Ripon, the Dean of Wells, and other writers of reputation. There is some good verse. In " A Regular Bad 'Un," Mr. Frederick Langbridge finds one of the themes that beet suit his pen, so skilful with the pathetic ride of child-life. Mr. Hugh Haliburton gives us one of his Horatian adapts. Hone to Scottish scenery and life, " Non semper imbree" being meta- morphosed into " Tt's no aye raisin' on the misty Achils." There is a pretty piece of landscape verse by the editor, who, however, should not change so capriciously from the iambic to the trochaic measure. The serial stories in the Sunday Magazine are,—" Daddy's Boy," by L. T. Meade; "In Exchange for a Soul," by Mary Liuskill and "The Shepherd's Darling," by " Brenda." Of these we hope to have an opportunity of speaking hereafter. Among the miscellaneous contents we may mention some excellent biographical papers (Mr. H. C. Ewart writes one on F. D. Maurice, and Mr. M. Harrison one on the late Bishop of Manchester) ; " Sunday Evenings with the Children," by the editor, whose work in this way is always admirable ; and some interesting papers on missionary and philanthropic work. Among these last we have two parte of "Charity Experiences of a Prison Chaplain," by the Rev. G. W. Horsley ; Canon Hopkios's account of a "Village Factory-Girls' Club ;" and Miss Anne Beale's account of " Macready House, Henrietta Street," where the theatrical mission has its head- quarters.
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